Speedgoat Wins #35 with Buffalo Run 100 Course Record

Karl “Speedgoat” Meltzer (Sandy, Utah), the defending champ, chopped an incredible 54 minutes from his own course record for a 14:34 winning time, pushing his 100-mile win tally to 35. Nick Pedatella (Boulder, Colo.) gave chase, but was a distant second in 16:10. Jeremy Bradford (Denver), who ran nine 100-milers in 2012 and won eight, was third in 17:39. Kristel Liddle (Fort Collins, Colo.) topped the women’s field in 20:59, a new course record by more than two hours. With the Quad Rock 50 and Speedgoat 50K leading up September’s The Bear 100, Liddle has a big year ahead. Chris Grove (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Lynette Vanschoiack (Meridian, Idaho) trailed in 23:45 and 23:52 for second and third, respectively.

Results of the 50-mile and 50K races were unofficial as of Sunday evening. Taking possible inaccuracies in the preliminary results into account, Scott Jaime (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) is the 50-mile winner at 6:24, with Danny Farnsworth three minutes back in 6:27. Sarah McCloskey (Alta, Utah) gained women’s honors in 8:01. Amie Blackham was second in 8:06 and Suzanne Lewis (Salt Lake City), scheduled to run the upcoming Zion and San Diego 100s, was third in 8:20. Ryan Ghelfi (Ashland, Ore.) appears to be the 50K winner in 3:38:28, just 20 seconds off the course record. Seth Wold (Lehi, Utah) looks to be a distant second in 3:55. In the women’s race, Quincie Albrecht (Missoula, Mont.) bested the women’s field by more than an hour with a 4:01 finish.

Named for a former Green Beret who perished in Vietnam, the JC Stone memorial race was heated on both the men and women’s sides. Stacey Kopchak (Gibsonia, Pa.) held onto first in 4:02:22. Just 22 seconds back, Christine Forrest (Pittsburgh) was a close second. Multiple U.S. champ Connie Gardner (Medina, Ohio) ran 4:05:15 for third, less than three minutes separating the three at the front end of the race. Evan Cestari (Shrewsbury, N.J.) took the men’s win in 3:24:59. Ben English (Jackson Center, Pa.) made sure it was close with a second-place 3:25:40. Andrew Bartle (Pittsburgh) kicked for a third in 3:38:05, a mere second ahead of Douglas Basinski (Pittsburgh).

A full slate of distances brought runners to the White Tank Mountain Regional Park where Brian Peterson (Minneapolis) used the 50-mile race as training for the San Diego 100, finishing first in 7:25. Jane Larkindale (Tucson, Ariz.), training for the same race, topped the women’s field in 9:45. Bret Sarnquist (Flagstaff, Ariz.) earned a slim 50K win in 4:33, just 16 seconds ahead of Aarick Nietert. Christopher Payton (Denver) was third in 4:58. Brittany Orkney (Tucson, Ariz.) was victorious in the women’s 50K at 5:32, nine minutes ahead of Emily Robbins (Phoenix).

Racing out-and-back on a rails-to-trails circuit, Thomas Aten (Oklahoma City) dipped under the 7-hour mark with a 6:58 winning time in the inaugural event. Eric Buckley (St. Louis) was a close second in 7:10, with Fernando Martinez (Wichita, Kan.) just off the lead pace in third at 7:55. April Calaway (Wichita, Kan.) dominated the women’s race in 7:36, an hour ahead of her closest chaser.

A small field for the 100-miler didn’t keep two frontrunners from pushing the pace. Brandon Purdeu (Lawton, Okla.) finished first in 16:09, just ahead of a trailing Eric John (Covington, Ga.) in 16:32.

Josh Holloway rocketed up onto the bluffs above the Tennessee River Gorge and down through Short Creek’s rock garden first, finishing the 10.2-mile course in 1:16:47. Joseph Goetz fought off Nathan Holland for second, finishing in 1:18:03 to Holland’s 1:18:36. The women’s race followed suit with a clear champion, and a close battle between second and third. Sarah Gollub’s 1:28:24 brought her home way ahead of her chasers. Dee Goodwin scored runner-up honors in 1:43:14, just 13 seconds up on third-place Christine Warren.

Joe Fejes (Hoschton, Ga.), who starred last at the Across the Years three-day event, ran 100K in 10:42. Joe Buono took second in 11:17. For the women, Michele Tellez and Jennifer Carvallo finished third and fourth overall, first and second in the women’s race, in 12:41 and 12:48, respectively.

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